At the start of the MTV Movie Awards show, host Conan O’Brien announced a certain method for alerting award winners delivering acceptance speeches they were running too long:
Apparently when they want winners to wrap it up at the MTV Movie Awards tonight a Conan dick pic shows up on the teleprompter.
— Ryan (he,him) (@RyMB) April 14, 2014
Conan introduces the dick pic as a threat to shorten acts and speeches. That would cut me off. #MTVMovieAwards
— Nancy Basile (@RealMediaMedusa) April 14, 2014
Apparently the MTV censors thought the word was fine to air, because it was used repeatedly throughout the show.
Many viewers weren’t aware it was allowable:
They can say "dick pic" on MTV?
— Kimyonce (@Kimm_ThatShorty) April 14, 2014
https://twitter.com/tayyuh_/status/455527368409743361
The #MTVMovieAwards are pretty edgy this year. Firecrotch dick pics, mom frenchies and Efron nipples. #ilikeitalot @MTV
— Heather Navarro (@Heather_Navarro) April 14, 2014
Are they really just saying "dick pic" on MTV like it's no big deal? Lol #MTVMovieAwards
— Freeman, J. (@ImJaredFreeman) April 14, 2014
“@brittneyh8syou: MTV just givin’ no fucks” ? swear I didn’t know they could say “dick“ on TV
— Cait ? (@CaitAlexandriaS) April 14, 2014
https://twitter.com/Eboni_Eyez22/status/455530402069745664
Ummmm Channing Tatum juss said dick a number of times… And MTV didn't think to sensor it??? Fukkk it, it's the 21st century eye guess lol?
— ♛✰DRIZZY VOICE™ ひ★ (@DrizzySavag3) April 14, 2014
Some viewers were confused as to what MTV deemed as appropriate language vs. what they felt it necessary to bleep out:
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So MTV is cool saying "dickpic" but have to edit boss ass bitch? K
— Dillan T. (@dill_doe92) April 14, 2014
https://twitter.com/Paulina_Warda/status/455533767864877058
https://twitter.com/yoojolie/status/455532467601289216
Hopefully little kids were asleep:
https://twitter.com/IDreamOfRelle/status/455527615324254209
That’s at risk of happening:
Thanks #mtv, kids wanted to see the Mockingjay trailer and now I'm waiting to be asked "what's a dick pic"?
— Jen Writes (@thatwriterjenny) April 14, 2014
However, it also played out the other way around:
https://twitter.com/StephanieAmber3/status/455529078813392896
Well, if you watch MTV with the folks, things like that are bound to happen.
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